Peterson, now retired, was for many years James M. Houston Professor
of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He also served as founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church
in Bel Air, Maryland. In addition to his widely acclaimed paraphrase of
the New Testament, "The Message," he has written many other
books. His most recent book is entitled, "Christ Plays in Ten Thousand
Places", a conversation in spiritual theology.